Oriental Nakamura
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Oriental Nakamura was a Japanese department store
in Sakae, Nagoya
, central Japan.
2）when the Nakamura a dry goods
store was founded on the corner of Honmachi street in Nagoya. Today the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is located there. After World War II on February 16 1954, the company moved to a newly built department store and renamed into Oriental Nakamura.
Along with Matsuzakaya
, Maruei
, and Meitetsu, Oriental Nakamura was one of the four major department stores of Nagoya.
The flagship store installed Japan's first rooftop ferris wheel
in 1954. The artist Tarō Okamoto was commissioned to install a large mural on the main facade of the flagship store. A new design for shopping bags and packaging was also introduced. In 1974 a new store in Hoshigaoka was opened. In 1977 however, Tokyo-based Mitsukoshi
bought the Nakamura group and renamed the stores in 1980, which effectively meant the end of the name.
In front of the entrance to the flagship store, a modern sculpture of a kangaroo
was placed, which quickly became a favourite meeting-spot. The large mural by Taro Okamoto was demolished after Mitsukoshi bought the store. The ferris wheel that was installed in 1956 on the roof however still exists. It is the oldest extant commercially running ferris wheel in Japan and was registered in 2005 as a tangible cultural property.
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
in Sakae, Nagoya
Sakae, Nagoya
is an area in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It refers to the areas around Sakae intersection, Sakae Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway, and Sakae Station on the Meitetsu Seto Line...
, central Japan.
History
The history goes back to the year 1869 (MeijiMeiji
Meiji may refer to:* Meiji Restoration, the revolution that ushered in the Meiji period* Meiji period - the period in Japanese history when the Meiji Emperor reigned...
2）when the Nakamura a dry goods
Dry goods
Dry goods are products such as textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and sundries. In U.S. retailing, a dry goods store carries consumer goods that are distinct from those carried by hardware stores and grocery stores, though "dry goods" as a term for textiles has been dated back to 1742 in England or...
store was founded on the corner of Honmachi street in Nagoya. Today the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is located there. After World War II on February 16 1954, the company moved to a newly built department store and renamed into Oriental Nakamura.
Along with Matsuzakaya
Matsuzakaya
is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya.- History :...
, Maruei
Maruei
Maruei is a department store in Nagoya Japan. Toyohashi Maruei in Toyohashi, Aichi is a subsidiary company....
, and Meitetsu, Oriental Nakamura was one of the four major department stores of Nagoya.
The flagship store installed Japan's first rooftop ferris wheel
Ferris wheel
A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
in 1954. The artist Tarō Okamoto was commissioned to install a large mural on the main facade of the flagship store. A new design for shopping bags and packaging was also introduced. In 1974 a new store in Hoshigaoka was opened. In 1977 however, Tokyo-based Mitsukoshi
Mitsukoshi
is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.- History :...
bought the Nakamura group and renamed the stores in 1980, which effectively meant the end of the name.
In front of the entrance to the flagship store, a modern sculpture of a kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
was placed, which quickly became a favourite meeting-spot. The large mural by Taro Okamoto was demolished after Mitsukoshi bought the store. The ferris wheel that was installed in 1956 on the roof however still exists. It is the oldest extant commercially running ferris wheel in Japan and was registered in 2005 as a tangible cultural property.